1939 New York World’s Fair
On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opened at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York.
This Day in History
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Birth of John J. Audubon
Jean Rabin Audubon (later known as John James Audubon) was born on April 26, 1785, in Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue – today’s Haiti.
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Birth of Henry Luce
Magazine magnate Henry Robinson Luce was born on April 3, 1898, in Tengchow, Shandong, China.
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Birth of Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born on March 1, 1848, in Dublin, Ireland.
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Jay Treaty Resolves Issues Between US and UK
On February 29, 1796, the Jay Treaty went into effect, resolving some lingering issues between America and Great Britain following the Revolutionary War.
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First Female Cabinet Member
On February 28, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as head of the Department of Labor, making her the first woman to serve on a presidential cabinet.
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Birth of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was born on February 22, 1892, in Rockland, Maine.
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First American Sokol Organization
On February 14, 1865, the first Sokol organization in the United States was established in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Happy Birthday Thomas Moran
Artist Thomas Moran was born on February 12, 1837, in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
